| Galba, 3 April 68 - 15 January 69 A.D. |  |
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| 81192. Silver denarius, RIC I 152, BMC I 5, gVF, edge chip repair, weight 3.025 g, maximum diameter 19.7 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, July 68 - Jan 69 A.D.; obverse IMP SER GALBA CAESAR AVG, laureate head right; reverse DIVA AVGVSTA, Livia standing left holding patera in right and long vertical scepter in left; nice portrait, toned, repair at 1200 on obverse visible in the photo; scarce; SOLD |
| 5248. Silver denarius, RIC I 149, RSC II 40a, BMC I 1, SRCV I 2100 var, aVF, weight 3.42 g, maximum diameter 19.5 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, obverse IMP SER GALBA AVG, laureate head right; reverse CONCORDIA PROVINCIARVM, Concordia standing left, holding poppy and heads of grain in left and cornucopia in right; rare; SOLD |
| Galba, 3 April 68 - 15 January 69 A.D., Antioch, Syria |   | |
9034. Silver tetradrachm, Prieur 96, RPC I 4196, VF, weight 14.90 g, maximum diameter 25.3 mm, die axis 0o, Antioch mint, 68 A.D.; obverse G AL BAC KAICAP AUTOKPATW P CEBACTOC, laureate head right, star before; reverse ETOYC NEOY IEPOY A, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, palm-branch left; SOLD |
| RS37587. Silver denarius, SRCV I 2109, RIC I 167, RSC I 287, Paris 76, aVF, weight 3.038 g, maximum diameter 19.5 mm, die axis 0o, Rome mint, Aug - Oct 68 A.D.; obverse IMP SER GALBA AVG, bare head right; reverse S P Q R / OB / C S, legend in three lines within oak-wreath; toned, slight roughness; rare; SOLD |
|  | Excellent expressive portrait. Very light toning. Struck with a worn and reengraved reverse die resulting in uneven fields and lack of detail in parts of the wreath. |
| 6910. Silver denarius, SRCV I 2109, RIC I 167, BMC I 34, Cohen 287, aVF, weight 2.99 g, maximum diameter 19.4 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, August - October 68 A.D.; obverse IMP SER GALBA AVG, bare head right; reverse S P Q R / OB / CIV SER in three lines within wreath; ex Scott Collection; SOLD |
|  | Salus was the Roman goddess of health. She was Hygiea to the Greeks, who feigned her to be the daughter of Aesculapius and of Minerva. |
| 33896. Copper as, RIC I 502, gF, weight 9.932 g, maximum diameter 28.4 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, Dec 68 A.D.; obverse SER SVLPI GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG P M TR P, laureate head right; reverse SALVS AVGVSTI S C, Salus standing right, leaning on column, feeding serpent from patera; rare; SOLD |
| | | Salus was the Roman goddess of health. She was Hygiea to the Greeks, who feigned her to be the daughter of Aesculapius and of Minerva. |
| RB37982. Copper as, RIC I 502, gF, weight 9.932 g, maximum diameter 28.4 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, Dec 68 A.D.; obverse SER SVLPI GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG P M TR P, laureate head right; reverse SALVS AVGVSTI S C, Salus standing right, leaning on column, feeding serpent from patera; rare; SOLD |
|  | The pileus liberatis was a soft felt cap worn by liberated slaves of Troy and Asia Minor. When Salturnius conquered Rome in 263 B.C. he raised a pileus liberatis on a pikestaff to announce the slaves who joined his fight would be freed. This liberty cap became a symbol of freedom for the Romans. It was a popular symbol during the French Revolution and was also depicted on some early U.S. coins. |
| 26387. Orichalcum sestertius, RIC I 309, BMC I 71, BN 147, Cohen 130, F, weight 24.255 g, maximum diameter 35.7 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, summer 68 A.D; obverse IMP SER SVLP GALBA CAES AVG TR P, laureate and draped bust right; reverse LIBERTAS PVBLICA S C, Libertas standing left, pileus in right and scepter in left; SOLD |
| 1433. Silver denarius, RIC I 167, attractive F, weight 2.85 g, maximum diameter 17.9 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, July 68 - Jan 69 A.D.; obverse IMP SER GALBA AVG, bare head right; reverse S P Q R / OB / CIV SER, legend in three lines within wreath; rare; SOLD |
| 15084. Silver denarius, RIC I 186, F, weight 3.033 g, maximum diameter 17.4 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, July 68 - Jan 69 A.D.; obverse IMP SER GALBA CAESAR AVG, laureate head right; reverse DIVA AVGVSTA, Livia standing left holding patera in right and long vertical scepter in left; scarce; SOLD |
| Galba, 3 April 68 - 15 January 69 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt |  | Minted during a less than two month period from 9 June to 28 August 68 A.D. |
| 22979. Billon tetradrachm, Dattari 311, Geissen 222 var; Milne 316; Curtis 220; BMC Alexandria p. 23, 194, VF, weight 12.713 g, maximum diameter 23.7 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 9 Jun - 28 Aug 68 A.D.; obverse LOUK LIB SOULP GALBA KAIS SEB AUT, date LA before, laureate head right; reverse KRATHSIS, Kratesis standing facing, head left, holding Nike and trophy, star left; scarce; SOLD |
| Galba, 3 April 68 - 15 January 69 A.D., Antioch, Syria |  | |
| 5048. Silver tetradrachm, RPC I 4196-7, VG, weight 14.13 g, maximum diameter 26.3 mm, die axis 15o, Antioch mint, 68 - 69 A.D.; obverse GALBAC KAICAR AUTOKRATWR CEBACTOC, laureate head right, star right; reverse ETOYC, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, palm frond left; very rare; SOLD |
| 20564. Copper as, BMC I 124, RIC I 370, gF, weight 13.085 g, maximum diameter 28.1 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, late summer - Nov 68 A.D.; obverse IMP SER GALBA CAES AVG TR P, laureate head right; reverse PA-X AV-GVST S C, Pax standing left, branch in right, cornucopia in left; scarce; SOLD |
| RB39083. Copper as, RIC I 507, SRCV I 2137 var, F, porous, weight 11.187 g, maximum diameter 28.4 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, obverse SER SVLPI GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG P M TR P, laureate head right; reverse legionary aquila (eagle) between two military standards, all sitting on prows, S - C across fields; rare; SOLD |
| 34105. Copper as, RIC I 431, Cohen 274, aF, weight 9.156 g, maximum diameter 26.7 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, Dec 68 A.D.; obverse SER GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG PON MA TR P, laureate head right; reverse legionary aquila (eagle) on thunderbolt between two military standards, S - C across fields; rare; SOLD |
| Galba, 3 April 68 - 15 January 69 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt |  | Minted during a less than two month period from 9 June to 28 August 68 A.D. |
| 22957. Billon tetradrachm, RPC I 5326, BMC Alexandria 199, aVF, weight 11.268 g, maximum diameter 23.2 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 9 Jun - 28 Aug 68 A.D.; obverse LOUK LIB SOULP GALBA KAIS SEB AU, laureate head right; reverse ALEXANDREA, draped bust of Alexandria right wearing elephant-head headdress, dated LA ( year 1 ); scarce; SOLD |
| Galba, 3 April 68 - 15 January 69 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt |  | Minted during a less than two month period from 9 June to 28 August 68 A.D. |
| 22987. Billon tetradrachm, BMC Alexandria 190, RPC I 5328, aVF, weight 11.801 g, maximum diameter 24.2 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 9 Jun - 28 Aug 68 A.D.; obverse LOUK LIB SOULP GALBA KAIS SEB AU, laureate head right; reverse EIRHNH, draped and veiled bust of Eirene right, crowned with wreath of olive, caduceus across shoulder, dated LA ( year 1 ); scarce; SOLD |
| 1401. Silver denarius, RIC I 167, F, weight 2.84 g, maximum diameter 17.6 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, July 68-Jan 69 A.D.; obverse IMP SER GALBA AVG, bare head right; reverse S P Q R / OB / CIV SER in three lines within wreath; rare; SOLD |
| 35091. Orichalcum sestertius, RIC I 245, BMCRE I 94, F, grainy, weight 20.650 g, maximum diameter 35.1 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, c. 9 Jun - Aug 68 A.D.; obverse IMP SER GALBA AVG TR P, Laureate and draped bust right; reverse ROMA in exergue, Roma seated left on cuirass, v; rare; SOLD |
| Galba, 3 April 68 - 15 January 69 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt |  | Minted during a less than two month period from 9 June to 28 August 68 A.D.
Eleutheria is the Greek personification of liberty (ancient and modern). Eleutheria was also an epithet for Artemis at Myra, Lycia. |
| RX41192. Billon tetradrachm, Dattari 306, Geissen 220; Milne 316; Curtis 220; BMC Alexandria p. 23, 192 var (AUT, perhaps in error); Emmett 172, aVF, weight 11.793 g, maximum diameter 24.4 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 9 Jun - 28 Aug 68 A.D.; obverse LOUK LIB SOULP GALBA KAIS SEB AU, laureate head right, L A (year 1) right; reverse ELEU-QERIA (Liberty), Eleutheria standing left, leaning on a column, wreath extended in right, scepter in left; SOLD |
|  | The pileus liberatis was a soft felt cap worn by liberated slaves of Troy and Asia Minor. When Salturnius conquered Rome in 263 B.C. he raised a pileus liberatis on a pikestaff to announce the slaves who joined his fight would be freed. This liberty cap became a symbol of freedom for the Romans. It was a popular symbol during the French Revolution and was also depicted on some early U.S. coins. |
| 35103. Orichalcum dupondius, BMCRE I 144, RIC I -, F, weight 8.918 g, maximum diameter 26.7 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, c. October 68 A.D; obverse IMP SER SVLP GALBA CAES AVG TR P, laureate draped bust right; reverse LIBERTAS PVBLICA (freedom of the people), Liberty standing half left, pileus in right, rod in left, S - C (Senatus Consulto) across fields; interesting hammered edge; rare; SOLD |
| Galba, 3 April 68 - 15 January 69 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt |  | Minted during a less than two month period from 9 June to 28 August 68 A.D. |
| 28508. Billon tetradrachm, Dattari 306, Geissen 220; Milne 316; Curtis 220; BMC Alexandria p. 23, 192 var (AUT, perhaps in error), aVF, weight 12.810 g, maximum diameter 23.8 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 9 Jun - 28 Aug 68 A.D.; obverse LOUK LIB SOULP GALBA KAIS SEB AU, laureate head right, L A (year 1) right; reverse ELEU-QERIA, Eleutheria standing left, leaning on a column, wreath extended in right, scepter in left; SOLD |
| Galba, 3 April 68 - 15 January 69 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt |  | |
| 22958. Billon tetradrachm, BMC Alexandria 198, aVF, rough, weight 12.137 g, maximum diameter 25.8 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 28 Aug 68 - 15 Jan 69 A.D.; obverse LOUK LIB SOULP GALBA KAIS SEB AU, laureate head right, dated LB ( year 2 ); reverse RWMH, helmeted and cuirassed bust of Roma right, holding spear and shield, star in front; scarce; SOLD |
| Galba, 3 April 68 - 15 January 69 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt |  | The Alexandria tetradrachm was valued at a rate equal to the Roman Imperial denarius. |
| 28812. Billon tetradrachm, Milne 335; RPC I 5336; Emmett 170; Geissen 225; BMC Alexandria -, gF, weight 11.692 g, maximum diameter 24.6 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 29 Aug 68 - 15 Jan 69 A.D.; obverse AUTOK [...] SOULP GALBA, laureate head right, LB ( year 2 ) below chin; reverse ALEXANDREA, draped bust of Alexandria right wearing elephant-head headdress, star below chin; SOLD |
| Galba, 3 April 68 - 15 January 69 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt |  | Minted during a less than two month period from 9 June to 28 August 68 A.D.
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| 10953. Billon tetradrachm, RPC I 5328, gF, weight 11.967 g, maximum diameter 24.51 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 9 Jun - 28 Aug 68 A.D.; obverse LOUK LIB SOULP GALBA KAIS SEB AU, laureate head right, LA (year 1) under chin; reverse EIPHNH, Eirene (= Pax) veiled and draped bust right, wreathed in olive leaves, caduceus behind; SOLD |
| Galba, 3 April 68 - 15 January 69 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt |  | |
| 10954. Billon tetradrachm, RPC I 5336, F, weight 9.554 g, maximum diameter 24.37 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 29 Aug 68 - 15 Jan 69 A.D.; obverse LOUK LIB SOULP GALBA SEB AU, laureate head right, LB ( year 2 ) below chin; reverse ALEXANDREA, draped bust of Alexandria right wearing elephant-head headdress, star below chin; scarce; SOLD |
| Galba, 3 April 68 - 15 January 69 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt |  | |
| RX38384. Bronze diobol, RPC I 5350, F, rough, weight 11.639 g, maximum diameter 23.3 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 29 Aug 68 - 15 Jan 69 A.D.; obverse SEROUI GALBA AUTOK KAIS SEBA, laureate head right; reverse ALEXANDREA, draped bust of Serapis right, dated LB (year 2); SOLD |
| Galba, 3 April 68 - 15 January 69 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt |  | The Alexandria tetradrachm was valued at a rate equal to the Roman Imperial denarius. |
| 18837. Billon tetradrachm, RPC I 5336, VF, weight 11.984 g, maximum diameter 25.4 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 29 Aug 68 - 15 Jan 69 A.D.; obverse AUTOK [...] SOULP GALBA, laureate head right, LB ( year 2 ) below chin; reverse ALEXANDREA, draped bust of Alexandria right wearing elephant-head headdress, star below chin; scarce; SOLD |
| Galba, 3 April 68 - 15 January 69 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt |  | Minted during a less than two month period from 9 June to 28 August 68 A.D. |
| 9576. Billon tetradrachm, RPC I 5326, BMC I 200, F, weight 8.23 g, maximum diameter 24.8 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 9 Jun - 28 Aug 68 A.D.; obverse LOUK LIB SOULP GALBA KAIS SEB AU, laureate head right; reverse ALEXANDREA, draped bust of Alexandria right wearing elephant-head headdress, dated LA ( year 1 ); scarce; SOLD |
| Galba, 3 April 68 - 15 January 69 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt |  | Minted during a short period of less than three months from 9 June to 28 August 68 A.D. |
| 16511. Billon tetradrachm, RPC I 5326, BMC Alexandria 200, aVF, weight 8.590 g, maximum diameter 24.7 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 9 Jun - 28 Aug 68 A.D.; obverse LOUK LIB SOULP GALBA KAIS SEB AU, laureate head right; reverse ALEXANDREA, draped bust of Alexandria right wearing elephant-head headdress, dated LA ( year 1 ); scarce; SOLD |
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